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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Paris Pastry Signs

Everyone talks about the famous French 'attention to detail'

Paris pastry chefs are the artists in the kitchen and they 'sign' their creations like any other artist. Those little tags, often edible, usually chocolate carry their 'John Doe'. Gerard Mulot signs his works multiple time in white chocolate here

Fauchon too follows the paper trail but uses different colors. I have many of these saved and tucked away for a rainy day or something

Master Paris pastry chef, Pierre Hermealways tags his pastries with a little round yellow paper signature. I would deduce he doesn't want any outside flavors to influence his masterworks. Nothing this man does is not thought out with great attention to detail.

Your average neighborhood Paris patisserie

Will rarely mark up their pastries with an icon or chocolate signature

This is not to suggest their tarte abricot fine is any the lesser for it. If only I could learn to eat the crust...

I love the tags too! but I love words..writing and pretty pastries so it stands to reason..My friend really likes Angelique(sorry no accents easily availabke w/ the netbook I am using)..Pretty sure you have bee:)